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blood feud

Portuguese translation: rixa sangrenta

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English term or phrase:blood feud
Portuguese translation:rixa sangrenta
Entered by: Alexandre Reis

22:42 Mar 3, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: blood feud
Qual é a tradução do termo "blood feud"? Muito obrigado.

A blood feud is a feud with a cycle of retaliatory violence, with the relatives of someone who has been killed or otherwise wronged or dishonored seeking vengeance by killing or otherwise physically punishing the culprits or their relatives.
Alexandre Reis
Brazil
Local time: 23:35
rixa sangrenta
Explanation:
above

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A Guerra dos Cem Anos aconteceu na Idade Média, entre os anos de 1337 e 1453. Esta guerra envolveu os reinos da França e Inglaterra. Foi a principal e mais sangrenta guerra européia do período medieval.
Portanto, a Guerra dos Cem Anos durou mais de cem anos... (116)

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These times of woe afford no time to woo.
—Paris, Act III, Scene IV[50]
Romeo and Juliet.
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marco lessa (X)
Brazil
Local time: 23:35
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5rixa sangrenta
marco lessa (X)
4 +3(estado de) guerra aberta entre famílias/clãs/gangues rivais
Artur Jorge Martins
4 +3guerra entre familia
Floriana Leary
4disputa sanguinária (entre famílias)
Marlene Curtis


  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(estado de) guerra aberta entre famílias/clãs/gangues rivais


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Feud - Also called blood feud. a bitter, continuous hostility, esp. between two families, clans, etc., often lasting for many years or generations. (Dictionary.com)

Artur Jorge Martins
Portugal
Local time: 03:35
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Humberto Ribas
52 mins
  -> Obrigado, Humberto!
agree  Maria José Tavares (X)
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Maria José!
agree  Alexandra Gouveia
10 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Alexandra!
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
guerra entre familia


Explanation:
Guerra entre famílias deixa três mortos. Policiais do Grupo de Operações Especiais (GOE) prenderam, na tarde de sexta-feira (20), Kelson Fabrício de ...
www.portalcorreio.com.br/noticias/matler.asp?newsId=70430 -

Guerra entre famílias faz várias vítimas em Catolé do Rocha ... Guerra entre famílias deixa três mortos. portalcorreio.com.br ...
www.newstin.com.pt/related.a?edition=pt&group_id=pt-010-000... -



Floriana Leary
United States
Local time: 22:35
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  aoliveira09 (X)
2 mins
  -> Obrigada aoliveira09, tenha uma noite maravilhosa!
agree  Humberto Ribas
46 mins
  -> Thank you Humberto, have a great night!
agree  Alexandra Gouveia
10 hrs
  -> Bom dia Alexandra e obrigada, tenha um dia maravilhoso!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
disputa sanguinária (entre famílias)


Explanation:
feud
n. enmity, vendetta, antagonism, continuing conflict (especially between families); row, argument

x
v. be involved in a bitter and lengthy quarrel

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 22:35
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 199
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
rixa sangrenta


Explanation:
above

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Note added at 13 hrs (2009-03-04 12:13:39 GMT)
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A Guerra dos Cem Anos aconteceu na Idade Média, entre os anos de 1337 e 1453. Esta guerra envolveu os reinos da França e Inglaterra. Foi a principal e mais sangrenta guerra européia do período medieval.
Portanto, a Guerra dos Cem Anos durou mais de cem anos... (116)

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Note added at 13 hrs (2009-03-04 12:21:43 GMT)
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These times of woe afford no time to woo.
—Paris, Act III, Scene IV[50]
Romeo and Juliet.

marco lessa (X)
Brazil
Local time: 23:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  felidaevampire: Bull's eye. :)
18 mins
  -> Thanks. Best.
agree  Humberto Ribas
49 mins
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agree  rhandler
2 hrs
  -> Thanks. Best.
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
10 hrs
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agree  Alexandra Gouveia
10 hrs
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neutral  Artur Jorge Martins: Marcos, perdoe a minha ignorância, mas "rixa" não dá a ideia de um episódio esporádico, ou tem também, neste caso, o significado de algo que se repete, de continuidade? Um abraço.
11 hrs
  -> Nobre consciência da ignorância é o primeiro passo para o saber.Só os tolos não possuem consciência da própria ignorância..Rixa=briga, combate (=batalha; B. de Waterloo, das 13.00h às 21:30m) , luta (=guerra; V. Guerra dos Cem Anos), dsputa, desavença.
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